"overall a lovely ward to be in, if having to be in..."

all without exeption on ward 3a were wonderful, day and night staff,catering ladies and cleaning staff,my stay was longer than excpected and i was feeling very low at times, the nurses were very sensertive and spent time with me even to give me a cuddle which was so lovely,

doctors did their rounds every morn,which gave me the opportunity to ask questions if i needed to. after a three week stay in ward 3a i saw and heard a lot, the nursing staff here are

so very patient and professional at all times, thankyou for looking after me.

What could be improved

the only issue i had was-i was told after having my lynph nodes in my groin and pelvis out i would have a drain in my leg for upto 3 weeks, but having an outreach service i would probably go home after 1 week or so, the day of my operation the drain nurse took ill herself and would be off for some time,this meant my stay and others who had a similar operation had to stay in hospital until the drain came out, in my case almost 3 weeks.

although i felt sorry for the outreach nurse being ill herself, i feel that it is ridiculous to have one nurse to cover the whole of merseyside and wales, i acctually voiced my feelings to the matron on ward 3a who told me it was a new service being offered, even it is a new service it is obvious that two drain nurses are needed to make the outreach service work properly.

because the outreach wasnt there for me and others,i had a longer stay in hospital that took its toll on me, also i was taking up a bed that meant other patients had to wait for my bed to come available.